James Grayson was going to skin the boar directly by the sea, because he was afraid that the smell of blood would attract more beasts.
Bella brought a lot of stones and stacked them together. On the one hand, they can block the sea wind and could make fire. On the other hand, they can put their pot on it.
Because it rained last night, many dead trees and leaves weren't dry. She took some and put them on the beach to dry.
James Grayson was afraid of her sunburn, so he gave her the sunshade. And made the tool of drilling wood to make fire.
The way of making the drill tool is simple. Select a dead, dry branch or piece of wood to be the fireboard. Carve it flat enough on the bottom to avoid wobbling when in use, and to create a flat surface on the top in which to drill holes. Make a pilot hole or series of holes about 1/8 inch deep, and 1/2 inch in from the edge of the board.
He inserted the rope made by Bella and use the principle of rotation. As long as Bella pulls the rope, the wood will rotate rapidly.
This method is faster than turning with the palm of the hand, and it was also labor-saving.
Bella was lucky. It just took more than an hour to raise the fire.
She looked at James Grayson.
James Grayson cut off the boar's head and let it bleed.
All the blood was in the pot, and they poured into the sea, He can't deal with the boar head. First, he put it in a plastic bag, and then he will find a place to bury it.
Bella walked towards him.
James Grayson cut the boar's belly. There were many messy things in it.
"Let's not... Just eat meat. We will waste these rubbish things inside. I don't eat animal guts." James Grayson said to Bella.
Bella took a look at James Grayson.
She can handle it, but without cooking wine and ginger, it was estimated it will be too smelly and can't be eaten.
"Okay," Bella said.
James Grayson put all the internal organs together with the pig's head.
"That we need for cooking oil. Maybe we can find wild vegetables. And also keep the pig's heart." Bella said again.
James Grayson, "..."
Bella realized that she had been rebellious, and she was a little embarrassed. She gave a fake smile.
When James Grayson completed his work, it was 15 o'clock in the afternoon.
Bella went to boil lard in an iron pot.
James Grayson cut the meat on the leg of the boar into pieces, which was convenient to stir fry.
They have pots. They have oil, they have ready-made salt, but they had no spatula. Bella took a branch to use it for stir-frying.
They finally had their meal at 16 o'clock.
"We'll pick up more deadwood in a moment. The sun will go down in 1 or 2 hours. I'm afraid it will be very dark. It will be better if we can have the fire on all night. On the one hand, it will lighten up. On the other hand, there are ships passing by at night, maybe we find any help." Bella said.
"Well, we did well for the first day, but we'll have more to prepare for tomorrow."
Bella nodded.
James Grayson wrapped the remaining boar meat in plastic bags and put it on their wooden bed first.
When they went to pick up the deadwood in the forest, James Grayson took the plastic bag with boar head, skin, and internal organs.
At 16:45, there was no light there.
They dare not walk too deep, along the beach, about two kilometers away, they saw a bamboo forest.
"James Grayson, you see, there are bamboos. Dried bamboos catch fire better than wood." Bella said excitedly.
"Let's go there." James Grayson held her hand and walked.
Bella picked up dead wood and tied it with ropes.
James Grayson dug a hole that was 30 cm deep with bamboo and buried the boar skin and other organs that were in the plastic bag.
After that, James Grayson cut down the thickest bamboo. Bella dug six fresh little bamboos and they went back with a bundle of bamboos on his back.
The sun was setting slowly.
The sky was red, and the scenery was very beautiful.
The sea breeze was also very comfortable, touching their bodies.
Bella looked at James Grayson's firm and cold side face, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.
If she had a long life, she really wanted to live with him all her life on this island.
James Grayson looked at Bella and caught her eyes.
Bella lowered her head and her eyes twinkled.
James Grayson chuckled, "you want to take a bath?"
"Well, there is a kind of therapy called seawater bath. There are many minerals such as potassium, sodium, magnesium, and sulfur in the seawater. They can also kill bacteria. Many people take seawater baths to treat skin diseases. It help in losing weight and enhance beauty. It's said that its fee is still high. I'm here now, and it's free, so why I will miss this chance?" Bella said and amused herself.
"I'll take it too. Make sure your safety. It's good to take a bath in the sea, but it's also very risky. There are many people who die every year because of swimming in the sea." James Grayson said uneasily.
"Um, I will," Bella said.
When they returned to the place before, Bella scattered the bamboo. Although the sun has gone down, the sea breeze can take away the moisture. Bamboo is flammable, they had made the fire for tonight, but they may need to add more wood in the middle of the night.
James Grayson went into the water first, took off the coat, the outer trousers, and exposed his robust figure.
Although they have done it many times, she still felt embarrassed and stopped looking at him. She moved a lot of stones to reinforce the windbreak.
"Bella." James Grayson came to her with a net bag.
Bella looked at many crabs, sea urchins, abalones and sea cucumbers in the net bag.
"This place is undeveloped, rich in products, and there are so many under it. I'll pick up so many later. Tonight, it's midnight." James Grayson said with a smile, pouring everything into the pot.
Bella was also surprised.
She always wanted to take a holiday by the sea. In her spare time, she can blow the sea breeze and eat seafood without being disturbed by the world.
It has come true, although in a strange way.
"There is not much freshwater. Let's boil it with seawater. If we boil it for a while, we can eat it." Bella said happily.
"Well, I'll cook it. You can take a bath first. You can swim only 20 meters at most. Don't go too far. It's dark and dangerous." James Grayson took another pot to the sea and scooped out the sea urchin, sea cucumber and abalone. Mainly, he cooked crabs.
Bella took off her coat, pants and went for swimming. She just swam for five minutes and came back. She has no physical strength, and she was afraid of danger.
James Grayson has broken the sea urchin. Bella saw this fresh sea urchin for the first time. There were five small pieces of it, like something yellow inside.
"This can be eaten raw. Do you want it?" James Grayson handed Bella the broken sea urchin.
Bella took over the sea urchin, sat on the stone beside him, just tasted it but didn't find it suitable, and handed it back to James Grayson.
James Grayson ate the yellow part.
Bella saw that he didn't have a different look on his face and asked. "Is it delicious?"
"Well, it's sweet." James Grayson replied.
"Then you should eat more," Bella said.
James Grayson looked at Bella. "Do you know the function of sea urchins?"
"Seafood is very high in minerals, calcium and zinc bar." Bella guessed.
"There are a large number of structural proteins unique to animal gonads in sea urchins, such as lecithin, bioactive substances, and male hormone. It has a very good aphrodisiac effect. It highly improves sexual activity, intelligence, it improves immunity, lower cholesterol and promotes good blood circulation." James Grayson explained.
He said a lot after that but Bella didn't hear it clearly. Her mind was stuck, that... it highly improves sexual activity.
She cleared her throat in embarrassment and turned away her face.
James Grayson smiled and vaguely asked again, "Do you still want me to eat this more?"